diff --git a/foundry/packages/backend/src/actors/index.ts b/foundry/packages/backend/src/actors/index.ts
index 7d57fe5..7914847 100644
--- a/foundry/packages/backend/src/actors/index.ts
+++ b/foundry/packages/backend/src/actors/index.ts
@@ -8,25 +8,9 @@ import { project } from "./project/index.js";
 import { sandboxInstance } from "./sandbox-instance/index.js";
 import { workspace } from "./workspace/index.js";
 
-function normalizePublicApiUrl(raw: string | undefined): string | undefined {
-  const value = raw?.trim();
-  if (!value) return undefined;
-  return value.replace(/\/$/, "");
-}
-
-const publicApiUrl = normalizePublicApiUrl(process.env.BETTER_AUTH_URL);
-const shouldConfigureRunnerPool = Boolean(publicApiUrl && (process.env.RIVET_ENDPOINT || process.env.RIVET_ENGINE));
-
 export const registry = setup({
   serverless: {
     basePath: "/v1/rivet",
-    ...(shouldConfigureRunnerPool
-      ? {
-          configureRunnerPool: {
-            url: `${publicApiUrl}/v1/rivet/start`,
-          },
-        }
-      : {}),
   },
   use: {
     workspace,